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Lynchburg College’s plan for camping facilities—dubbed an Eco Village—at Claytor Nature Study Center is on its way to the Bedford County Board of Supervisors with the County Planning Commission’s blessing. The commission voted, Monday night, to recommend it by a 6-1 vote. District 4 planning commissioner Frederic Fralick cast the lone dissenting vote.

The city of Bedford voted unanimously, at a Wednesday night meeting, to sue the Bedford County School Board for breach of contract.

The meeting, which convened in council chambers at 5:30 p.m. was a continuation of a previous meeting. Assistant City Manager Bart Warner said that this time was set because all City Council members wanted to be there. After opening, city council resumed their closed session, then joined the city school board in a closed session.

The City of Bedford voted unanimously, at a Wednesday night meeting, to sue the Bedford County School Board for breach of contract.

The meeting, which convened in council chambers at 5:30 p.m. was a continuation of a previous meeting. Assistant City Manager Bart Warner said that this time was set because all City Council members wanted to be there. After opening, city council resumed their closed session, then joined the city school board in a closed session.

It became apparent last week there wouldn’t be an extra $1.1 million for Bedford County schools next year. And the possibility was given that if the School Board decides to close any schools, there might be even less.

Those were some of the decisions the Bedford County Board of Supervisors made during a budget work session Thursday, prior to Monday night’s vote to approve the county budget.

On Monday, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a budget that leaves the tax rate of 50 cents per $100 of assessed valuation unchanged.
In the wake of the recent reassessment, this will mean a tax cut for most people. It will bring in about $2 million less than it did last year. The supervisors also eliminated the merchants’ capital tax, which brings in approximately $218,000.

It appears there won't be an extra $1.1 million for Bedford County schools next year. And if the School Board decides to close any schools, there will be even less. Those were some of the decisions the Bedford County Board of Supervisors made during a budget work session Thursday, prior to Monday night's vote to approve the county budget.

In contrast to the last year's public hearing before the Board of Supervisors on the county budget, which brought out only three people, this year's nearly filled Bedford Science and Technology Center’s Susie Gibson Auditorium Monday night. The crowd included a large contingent of teachers, wearing red shirts.

Bedford County’s redistricting committee presented a redistricting plan to the County Board of Supervisors at a Monday evening work session. Local election districts must be redrawn after each census to ensure that all citizens have equal representation on the county’s school board and the board of supervisors. The 2010 census indicates that Bedford County has a population of 68,676 people. This means that there are currently 11,447 people in District 4 and 8,637 in District 6.